Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities

DOT&PF opens bidding to resurface Glacier Highway from Juneau's ferry terminal to South Lena

Alaska DOT&PF opened bidding to resurface 2.4 miles of Glacier Highway between Juneau's ferry terminal and South Lena, with $8.8 million in federal funding and work planned to start in August.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Anchorage trails plan adds inland fallback route for stalled Kincaid-to-Potter Marsh trail

Anchorage planners added an inland route option to a stalled coastal trail between Kincaid Park and Potter Marsh, blocked since the 1990s by private land and wildlife refuge concerns.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

$21 million for 29 miles of the road that supplies the North Slope

Federal records show $21 million for 29 miles of the Dalton Highway, the road that supplies the North Slope. The state awarded the work in May 2025.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Atlas Air would get five more acres of cargo ramp in Anchorage

Atlas Air would get three more cargo parking pads at Anchorage's airport, a little over five acres of ramp, at a rent of $38,847.47 a month.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Unalaska approves airport gate power line, with the state covering the cost

Unalaska City Council approved a power line extension to supply new airport access gates, with work due by August 2027 at an estimated cost of $1 million to $2.5 million.

by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 2mo ago1 min read

Federal grant of $3.6 million funds seismic retrofits on eight Interior Alaska bridges

Alaska has $3.64 million in federal money to earthquake-proof eight bridges its own engineers priced at somewhere between $5 million and $10 million.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Comment open on Pilot Station Airport permit for mail-delivery ATV storage

Alaska transportation department is seeking public comment on a five-year permit to store a mail-delivery ATV in a shipping container at Pilot Station Airport, with annual rent around $676.

by Alaska News2mo ago1 min read

Comment closes Thursday on 18-year rent-free FAA lease at Chenega Bay Airport

Alaska is deciding whether to give the FAA an 18-year rent-free lease for weather equipment at Chenega Bay Airport. Comments close Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Federal grant of $1.63 million funds Muddy Creek bridge on the Glenn Highway

Federal Highway Administration awarded Alaska DOT 1.63 million dollars to replace a seasonal culvert with a bridge at Muddy Creek on the Glenn Highway near Milepost 94.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

AIDEA commits $25 million to drill under the West Susitna road

AIDEA committed up to $25 million to drill under a road with no buildable design yet, and its resolution names the three resource projects it would serve.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

The Inter-Island Ferry Authority's first boat is getting a refit

The Inter-Island Ferry Authority's original boat, the MV Prince of Wales, is getting a $658,041 refit. It has been the backup since the Stikine took over.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

Federal grant of $545,820 funds Geist Road and Chena Pump Road corridor study

Fairbanks will study Geist Road and Chena Pump Road with a $545,820 federal grant to identify safety improvements on a corridor flagged for high crash rates and pedestrian-bicycle conflicts.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

Five Alaska bridges are getting new lights, above and below

Five Alaska bridges are getting new lights, for the aircraft passing above them and the boats passing below. The whole project costs $170,000.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

A vehicle fire shut a Richardson Highway lane Thursday morning

A burning vehicle shut a lane of the Richardson Highway near mile 349 Thursday morning, drawing police and ambulance crews inside an active work zone.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Three Merbok-damaged stretches of the Nome-Council Highway are finally getting permanent repairs

Federal grants totaling $2.4 million will repair three stretches of the Nome-Council Highway damaged by ex-typhoon Merbok in 2022, with work running through April 2028.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A $1.5 billion Seward Highway rebuild goes to public comment Sept. 22

The state wants to rebuild 20 miles of the Seward Highway as a four-lane divided road for more than $1.5 billion. Public comment opens Sept. 22.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Follows: A $1.5 billion Seward Highway plan pits safety against the Turnagain Arm viewshed

State begins emergency repairs at Skagway ferry terminal with no reopening date

Skagway still has no state ferry service and no reopening date as crews race emergency repairs on its cracked ferry terminal, with chain work set this weekend.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

A crash closed a lane of the Seward Highway on Wednesday afternoon

A crash closed a southbound lane of the Seward Highway at Mile 24.5 on Wednesday afternoon. Law enforcement directed traffic, and no injuries were reported.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Dalton Highway repairs begin Wednesday, narrowing it to one lane

Dalton Highway repairs at Milepost 315 start Wednesday with 24-hour flagging and up to 20-minute delays, narrowing the North Slope's main supply route to one lane.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Anchorage may have paid the state's traffic-signal power bill for 20 years

For 20 years, Anchorage never tracked the power cost for state-owned traffic signals, so it may have covered the state's share. Auditors flagged it before.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read

The state is studying a walking path between Naknek and King Salmon

People walk the highway between Naknek and King Salmon with no separated path. The state has started studies on a $6.87 million pathway between the towns.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Two transit funding deadlines are open for Alaska providers this fall

Alaska transit providers have until Sept. 18 to signal intent for state human services transportation grants. A separate federal program closes Oct. 19.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Alaska ferry system awarded more than $410 million in federal funding

Alaska's ferry system is getting more than $410 million in federal money, both to keep the boats running and to build a new vessel and upgrade terminals.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Peterson Avenue closes this weekend for a utility line, detour in place

Peterson Avenue near Halibut Point Road closes this weekend for a utility line across both lanes. There's no set detour, so follow the signs and flaggers.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Anchorage may move a national bike route off its highways and onto the coastal trails

Anchorage may reroute a national bike route off its highways onto the Coastal and Ship Creek trails, part of a push to move cyclists onto lower-stress paths.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Three years and three permits later, Ketchikan's airport ferry still has no backup berths

Ketchikan's airport ferry docks at one set of berths with no backup. Three years and three federal permits later, the state hasn't driven a pile.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Skagway's ferry terminal is closed indefinitely for work the state planned as a one-week job

Skagway's ferry terminal is closed indefinitely for emergency anchor-chain repairs. A February notice had planned the same work as a one-week closure.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Tok DMV closed Wednesday as Mukluk Fire evacuation continues

The Tok DMV and every state office at 1314 Alaska Highway are closed Wednesday under the Mukluk Fire evacuation, with no reopening date given

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Overnight drilling comes to Ketchikan's aging viaducts, part of a plan to repair them now and replace them later

Overnight drilling comes to Ketchikan's two 1950s viaducts, which carry 14,000-plus vehicles a day, as the state plans to repair them and replace them later.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Judge asked to rule by Aug. 31 on whether King Cove road work can begin

A judge has been asked to rule by Aug. 31 on whether King Cove road work can start. The state says construction will not begin before Sept. 1.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

DOT says cameras don't read plates; vendor policy allows video storage

Alaska says new cameras in Palmer, Wasilla and Anchorage count people and cars, not plates — but the vendor's policy sets no limit on storing video.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Alaska's trail grants reopen, with up to $100,000 on the table

Alaska's multi-use trail grants reopen Wednesday — up to $100,000 at a 90% federal match, open to trail groups, tribes and local governments through Oct. 30.

by Alaska News2mo ago2 min read

Ketchikan's long rebuild of the road toward Saxman inches ahead, with a waterside path and a tangle over land

Ketchikan's rebuild of the highway toward Saxman, adding a waterside path for walkers and bikers, drew more federal money as cost estimates keep swinging.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago2 min read

Anchorage airport would let CLEAR sell a faster security line

Anchorage's airport wants to let a private company sell a faster spot in the security line. Objections are due on a Sunday, when the office is closed.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Nome buses roll as Steadman Street reopening goes unconfirmed

Nome school buses roll this morning down a street the state said would reopen Friday. The state's own weekly update does not say whether it actually did.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

The state wants $293M to rebuild 5th and 6th, but the funding isn't settled

The state wants Anchorage to program $293 million to rebuild 5th and 6th avenues downtown, but where the money comes from is unsettled.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Alaska will build software to help inspect its bridges

Alaska's transportation department won a $126,917 federal grant to build computer vision tools that read bridge photos and flag defects for inspectors.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

Skagway ferry port closed indefinitely; state gives no repair timeline

Skagway's ferry dock is broken and the port is closed indefinitely. The state's entire public explanation fits in one undated website alert.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Hoonah and Ketchikan dock projects renew marine mammal permits without breaking ground

Two Southeast dock projects keep renewing federal permits to make noise underwater. The permits keep expiring. The water remains undisturbed.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Trucks keep hitting the Tudor Road overpass. The rebuild is years out

Federal Highway Administration added $912,130 to rebuild the Seward Highway and Tudor Road interchange, one of Anchorage's busiest, with construction now targeted for 2029 or 2030.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read